This is why pushing the arguably more interesting aspects of the story in my opinion to backstory was a mistake. Context is missing from understanding why things are the way they are in favour of a modern retelling of the Original Trilogy.
I think George’s approach of having the Solowalker son fall to the Dark Side in Episode VII works better as you’d get to see him train under Luke and be warned but still be corrupted by Darth Talon and extension Darth Maul. Anakin’s Force Ghost naturally couldn’t interfere as it’s an unwritten but slightly written rule in universe that Force Ghosts can’t interfere with the temporal world. However you could still have Luke find his spark of hope through the Solowalker daughter over the course of the film to go try making things right to ulimately succeeding at rebuilding the Jedi Order by the end of the trilogy as the responsibility of bringing back the son rests on the daughter. It’s interesting how an early draft of the series had a sister trying to save her brother. So the idea came full circle.
Context matters.
Stardust1138 said:
… but as long as films like Marvel and what Star Wars is becoming are successful the storyteller will be pushed out of the equation.The MCU is light years ahead of the Star Wars franchise where consistent story and vision are concerned. Casting, writing, acting, depth, etc - all are significantly better that the Star Wars franchise. That consistent vision also translates to their TV shows as well.
Across both mediums, the MCU holds a solid and connected narrative. After 1977, Star Wars hasn’t even held a narrative from one film to the next.
Sorry, but I heavily disagree. The casting in the MCU may be pretty great, but as far as writing and depth are concerned, the MCU is about as bland as a McDonalds cheeseburger. Every movie feels exactly the same, with virtually nothing interesting happening (especially after Endgame). And the MCU may have a consistent vision, but it’s a horrible vision: with godawful “comedic” dialogue, bland color grading, and distractingly obvious CGI.
Star Wars may not have a consistent direction, and some installments are much worse than others, but at least there’s actual artistry going on there. In my opinion, an inconsistent-quality franchise that has actual passion put behind it is always better than a consistent-quality franchise made by a soulless boardroom committee.
Exactly but unfortunately Star Wars is becoming the very “soulless boardroom committee” filmmaking we fear. It started with the soft reboot and has only got progressively worse from a critical standpoint. George had a vision. It’s fine if you don’t like it but he had a story he wanted to tell. It just might not be the story you would’ve told. Marvel films are the exact opposite. The directors are hired with almost all of the work already done for them. It’s low risk, high reward.